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Understanding what customers want and delivering a service to match needs

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  • Tuesday, 17 May 2016
  • 13:17 - 13:17
  • Duration: 15 mins
  • Publication date: 26 May 2016
  • Location: Water theatre, Hall 12, NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Utility Week Live

About the session

Over the past few years, the improvement of customer experience in other sectors has increased expectations of monopoly service providers. As utilities seek to maintain legitimacy, customer experience is key. This seminar will explore what the future holds for customer trust and confidence and how companies can embedded new thinking and processes.

 

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  • Ofwat
  • customer
  • prices
  • tariffs
  • water

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    Tony Smith

    Consumer Council for Water

    Tony joined the Consumer Council for Water in December 2005 as Chief Executive.Since it was set up, CCWater has tried to encourage water companies, their regulators and government to make sure that the industry and the way it is regulated is fully focused on customers and their needs.His early career was in strategy and marketing, implementing business turnarounds in oil, aerospace, automotive and fast moving consumer goods businesses.Later Tony joined the utility sector where he has worked at senior level in electricity and as a director in the water industry and the rail sector. During his career in the utilities, he has led corporate strategy, corporate services and stakeholder relations, customer service, investment programme and PFI procurement and delivery and competitive market business development.His last job was with Ofwat, as Director of Competition and Consumer Affairs, where he was responsible for consumer issues in the lead up to and through the 2004 price review.
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